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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure 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 models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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