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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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