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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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