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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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