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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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