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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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