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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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