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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure 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 models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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