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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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