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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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