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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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