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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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