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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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