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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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