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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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