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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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