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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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