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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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