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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that teachers 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 organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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