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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators 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 organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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