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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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