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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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