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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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