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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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