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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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