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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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