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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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