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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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