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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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