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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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