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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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