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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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