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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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