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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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