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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers 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 business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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