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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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