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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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