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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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