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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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