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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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