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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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