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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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