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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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