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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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