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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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