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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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