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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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