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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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