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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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