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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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