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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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