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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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