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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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