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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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