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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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