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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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