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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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