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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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