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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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