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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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