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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online 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 institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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