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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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