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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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