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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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