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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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