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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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