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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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