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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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