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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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