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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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