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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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