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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers 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 institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important 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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