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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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