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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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