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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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