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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews 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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