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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching 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 Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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