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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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