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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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