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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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