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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors 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 institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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