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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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