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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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