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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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