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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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