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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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