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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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