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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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