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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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