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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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