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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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