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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively 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 Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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