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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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