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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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