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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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