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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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