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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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