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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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