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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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