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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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