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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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