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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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