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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online 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 massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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