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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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