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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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