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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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