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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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