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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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