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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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