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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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