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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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