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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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