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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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