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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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