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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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