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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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