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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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