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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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