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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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