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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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