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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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