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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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