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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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