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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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