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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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