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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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