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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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