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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure 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 U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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