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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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