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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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