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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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