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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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