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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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