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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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