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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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