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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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