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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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