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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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