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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators 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 Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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