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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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