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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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