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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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