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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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