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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses 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 online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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