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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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