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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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