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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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