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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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