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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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