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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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