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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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