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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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