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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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