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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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