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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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