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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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