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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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