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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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