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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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