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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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