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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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