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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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