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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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