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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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