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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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