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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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