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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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