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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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