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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators 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 different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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