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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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