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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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