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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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