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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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