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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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