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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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