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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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