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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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