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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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