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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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