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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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