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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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