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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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