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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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