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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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