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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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