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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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