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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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