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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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