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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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