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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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