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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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