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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers 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 organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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