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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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