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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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