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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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