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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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