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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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