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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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