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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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