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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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