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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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