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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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