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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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