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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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