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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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