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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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