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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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