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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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