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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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