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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers 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 Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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