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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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