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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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