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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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