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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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