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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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