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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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