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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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