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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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