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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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