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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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