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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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