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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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