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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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