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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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