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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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