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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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