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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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