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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive 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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