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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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