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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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