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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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