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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers 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 business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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