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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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