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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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