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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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