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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers 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 organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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