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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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