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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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