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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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