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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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