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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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