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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors 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 business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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