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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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