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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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