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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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