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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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