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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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