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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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