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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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