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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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