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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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