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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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