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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors 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 Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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