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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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