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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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