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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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