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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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