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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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