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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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