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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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