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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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