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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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