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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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