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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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