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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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