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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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