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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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