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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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