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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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