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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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