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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers 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 institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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