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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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