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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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