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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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