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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online 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 institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education