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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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