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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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