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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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