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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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