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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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