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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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