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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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