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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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