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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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