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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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