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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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