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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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