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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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