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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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