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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers 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 institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key 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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