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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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