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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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