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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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