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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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