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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. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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