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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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