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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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