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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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