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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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