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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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