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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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