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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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