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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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