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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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