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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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