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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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