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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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