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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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