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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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