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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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