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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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