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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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