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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers 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 institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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