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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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