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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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