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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors 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 models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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