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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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