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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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