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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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