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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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