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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers 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 models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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