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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews 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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