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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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