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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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