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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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