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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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