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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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