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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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