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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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