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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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