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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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