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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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