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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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