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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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