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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors 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 business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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