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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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