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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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