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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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