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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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