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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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