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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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