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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important 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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