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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers 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 institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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