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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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