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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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