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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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