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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators 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 different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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