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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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