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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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