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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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