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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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