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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed 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 institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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