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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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