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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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