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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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