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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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