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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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