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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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