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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key 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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