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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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