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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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