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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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