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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever 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 participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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