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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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