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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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