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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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