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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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