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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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