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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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