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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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