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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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