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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee 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 institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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