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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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