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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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