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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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