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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee 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 business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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