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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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