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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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