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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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