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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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