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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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