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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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