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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers 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 Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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