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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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