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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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