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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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