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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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