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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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