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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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