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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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