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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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