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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching 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 Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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