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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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