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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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