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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators 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 institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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