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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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