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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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