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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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