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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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