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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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