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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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