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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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