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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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