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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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