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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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