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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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