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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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