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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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