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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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