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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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