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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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