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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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