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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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