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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively 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 United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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