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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching 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 One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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