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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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