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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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