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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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