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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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