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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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