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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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