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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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