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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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