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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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