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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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