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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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