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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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