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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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