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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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