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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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