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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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