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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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