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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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