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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors 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 models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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