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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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