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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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