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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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