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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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