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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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