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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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