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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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