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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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