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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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