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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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