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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee 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 institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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