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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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