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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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