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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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