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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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