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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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