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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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