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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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