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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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