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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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