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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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