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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the 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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