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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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