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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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