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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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