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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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