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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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