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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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