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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers 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 business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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