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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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