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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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