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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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