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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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