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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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