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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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