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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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