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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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