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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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