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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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