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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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