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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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