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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators 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 organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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