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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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