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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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