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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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