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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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