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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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