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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors 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 organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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