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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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