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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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