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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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