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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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