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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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