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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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