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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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