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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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