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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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