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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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