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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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