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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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