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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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