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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee 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 Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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