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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers 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 models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor 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 digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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