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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured 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 Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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