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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines 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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