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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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