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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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