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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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