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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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