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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching 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 Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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