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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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