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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC 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 Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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