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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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