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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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