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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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