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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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