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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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