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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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